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A colorful sprinkle cookie on a cooling rack next to candles and matches.
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30 Minute Birthday Cake Cookies

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Servings: 10 Cookies
These birthday cake cookies are jam packed with colorful jimmy sprinkles and a ton of flavor just like your favorite birthday cake! Made in just 30 minutes with no chill time, these sprinkle cookies are easily made from scratch and will be a big hit at your next birthday party!
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • ⅔ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tbsp white sugar
  • 2 egg yolks, whites discarded
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup Jimmy sprinkles, divided

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350° F and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Melted butter and sugar in a glass bowl.
    In a medium sized microwave safe bowl melt 1/2 cup butter. Add the 2/3 cup brown sugar and 2 tbsp white sugar and mix till smooth.
  • Add the 2 egg yolks and 1 tsp vanilla extract and mix again
  • Unfinished cookie batter in a glass bowl and spatula.
    Add in the 1 3/4 cups flour, 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, and 1/4 tsp kosher salt and stir till dough forms.
  • Birthday cake cookie batter in a glass bowl.
    Stir in 1/2 cup of the sprinkles.
  • Scoop out the dough using a 3 tbsp cookie scoop, or using two tablespoons for one cookie dough ball.
  • Cookie dough balls rolled in colorful sprinkles on a white plate.
    On a plate, pour the remaining 1/2 cup sprinkles. Roll each cookie dough ball into the sprinkles.
  • Birthday cake cookie dough balls lined on a baking sheet.
    Place 6 on a cookie sheet leaving 1.5 inch space between each one and bake for 14 minutes or until the bottom of the cookie is golden brown.
  • Cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet then transfer to a wire rack.
  • A colorful sprinkle cookie on a cooling rack next to candles and matches.
    To make perfectly round cookies- immediately after baking place a cookie cutter or bowl that is larger than the cookie and move your hand in a fast circular motion to round the cookies into perfect circles.

Notes

You can make the cookies smaller by using a smaller cookie scoop. Bake for 12 minutes. This recipe can also easily be doubled.
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 306kcal, Carbohydrates: 49g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 63mg, Sodium: 131mg, Potassium: 50mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 31g, Vitamin A: 336IU, Calcium: 29mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: cookie, Cookies, Dessert
Author: Sam Adler
Cuisine: American, Anything
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